AI actors: cast a lifelike presenter from a script

An AI actor is a lifelike digital performer you cast instead of booking a person, a studio and a crew. Pick one of 100+ CraftStory AI actors, paste a script, choose a scene, and a studio-quality video comes back in 30+ languages — no filming, no reshoots.

100 free credits at sign-up, about 8 minutes of AI Actor video. No card.

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Created in collaboration with professional actors

Created in collaboration with professional actors

  • AI actor performs almost like a real actor
  • Each has a unique personality, showing a wide range
of emotions and gestures
  • Speaks 30+ languages

100+ scenes

  • Frontal and side views
  • Full-body, medium shot and close-up shots
  • Use with any background

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100+ scenes

Just select an AI actor, put in a script, select background and enjoy your video!

What is an AI actor?

An AI actor is a hyper-realistic digital presenter that performs your script on camera — no filming, casting, or studio required. Each CraftStory AI actor is created in collaboration with a real, consenting professional actor, then brought to life by AI with natural lip-sync, facial expressions and gestures, speaking 30+ languages.

Use cases

What you can create with AI actors

Pick an actor, paste a script, and get a finished spokesperson video — no filming, talent, or studio required.

Corporate comms

Company updates, announcements, and executive messages recorded once and refreshed whenever the script changes.

Training & onboarding

Turn handbooks and SOPs into consistent, presenter-led lessons for your LMS or HR portal.

Marketing & ads

Produce spokesperson ads and social clips at scale, and test new scripts without a reshoot.

Product explainers

Walk customers through features and how-tos with a friendly on-screen presenter.

News & updates

Deliver recurring bulletins and briefings with a familiar, on-brand AI presenter.

Multilingual localization

Publish the same video in 30+ languages to reach global audiences from one script.

Why AI actors

A full cast, ready when you are

CraftStory's AI actors are created in collaboration with professional actors, so each one performs with a distinct personality and a wide range of emotions and gestures — not the stiff, robotic delivery of typical avatars. Choose from 100+ scenes, direct the camera with frontal and side views and full-body, medium, or close-up shots, and drop your actor onto any background. Every actor speaks 30+ languages, so you can film a global campaign without a crew, a set, or a single reshoot. Change the script, regenerate, and your presenter is instantly back on set.

In the news

Is Tilly Norwood a real person? No — and that is the point

Tilly Norwood is not a real person and not a robot. She is a character generated with AI in 2025 by Xicoia, the AI division of the production company Particle6, and in 2026 she was announced as the lead of a feature film, Misaligned. Her casting drew backlash in Hollywood, but the everyday work of AI actors is far less dramatic: product explainers, training videos, and ads that need the same presenter in ten languages. That is what CraftStory's AI actors are built for. Each one is created with a real, consenting professional actor, cleared for commercial use, and ready to perform your script in minutes — cast one now or turn a photo of yourself into the presenter.

Step-by-step guide: How to make UGC ads with AI — hooks, scripts and batch-generation workflow. Or jump straight to the AI UGC ad generator.

Ready to put an AI actor to work? Generate a clip with the AI video generator, build an AI talking avatar from one photo, turn a script into a video with text to video, or make any picture speak as a talking photo.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can an AI avatar narrate my video?
Yes. An AI actor can carry the whole narration: paste your script and the avatar delivers it as a spoken voice-over on camera, in 30+ languages, with lip-sync, natural gestures and expressions. You can also upload your own audio and the avatar will narrate to it.
Are there any AI actors?
Yes. CraftStory alone offers 100+ ready AI actors — realistic on-screen people you can cast in ads, tutorials and social videos. You can also create a new AI actor from a single photo, or a digital twin of yourself from about 15 seconds of phone video.
Is Tilly Norwood a real person or a robot?
Neither. Tilly Norwood is an AI-generated character created in 2025 by Xicoia, the AI division of Particle6, a production company founded by Eline Van der Velden. There is no human behind the face and no physical body; she exists only as generated video. In 2026 she was announced as the star of a feature film, Misaligned.
What is AI casting?
AI casting means choosing a digital performer for a video instead of auditioning people: browse a library of AI actors, pick the look, voice and language, and generate. In CraftStory you cast from 100+ AI actors, or create a new one from a single photo.
How long until AI replaces actors?
AI actors already handle high-volume, low-budget formats — UGC ads, product explainers, localization — where hiring talent for every variant is impractical. Film and brand-face work still belongs to humans; think of AI actors as an extra production lane, not a replacement.
What is an AI actor?
AI actors are lifelike AI avatars and spokespeople, created in collaboration with professional actors, each with a unique personality, emotions, and gestures. Pick one, add a script, choose a scene, and generate a studio-quality video.
Do I need my own photo or video?
No. AI actors are a ready-made cast — just choose an actor from the library and add your script. (If you'd rather use your own face, Model 2.0 turns your photo into a talking video.)
How much control do I have over the shot?
Full camera control: frontal and side views, full-body, medium, and close-up shots, and 100+ scenes you can place on any background.
Which languages are supported?
30+ languages with accurate lip-sync, so one script can become videos for audiences worldwide.
How to create an AI video with actors?
Select an AI actor, paste your script, pick a scene and background, and generate — no filming, talent, or studio required.
Is there an AI actor generator?
Yes. CraftStory's AI actor generator is built in: pick one of 100+ AI actors, paste a script, choose a scene and background, and generate the video. You can also turn your own photo into an AI actor, or train a custom avatar of yourself from about 15 seconds of video.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The free plan includes 100 starter credits, about 8 minutes of AI Actor video — no credit card required. Create an account at app.craftstory.com.